Mischa Barton: 'No TV return just now'

Mischa Barton has revealed that she has no plans to return to television in the near future.

The actress, who is best known for her role as Marissa in The OC, told Zap2It that she does not want to work herself too hard.

"TV is not something I'm looking at right now for a second, just because I'm really at a restful place in my life," she said. "I'm really just taking my downtime.

"I've seen a lot of other girls who just kept going and kind of spazzed out and I'm just really grateful to be settled right now and not working and not doing anything but working on myself. I just feel really blessed with a convergence of really good things going on right now, so I'm not in a rush to do a project."

Barton hinted that she may consider returning to television in the future but reiterated that it is not the right time yet.

"I think television is gruelling and this year there's been such an uproar with like the Charlie Sheens of actors - well, I think he's amazing - but I just think it's not the time for me to be on television," she said. "I'll just wait a second on it, but I do like TV. It's a good forum."